For spectators, the dragon boat races next to Barker’s Island in Superior might look like a mass of arms and paddles, swirling and splashing. But it soon gets easier to tell the teams apart as some boats pull ahead.more

“Welcome to Superior – Living up to our name.” This message, prominently displayed above Center City Park at Belknap Street and Tower Avenue, perfectly captures the energized local optimism of this Wisconsin city.more

You place your thumb on the hammer of the .45-caliber single-action revolver in your holster, itching to touch the trigger, but you must keep your fingers off of it until you hear the command: “Shooters ready. Shooters on the line. Shooters set.”more

On Lake Superior, the call for help to fix any mechanical, structural or electrical woes often goes to the sole U.S. site on the Lake that can handle repairs, maintenance and modifications to the giant “lakers” – Fraser Shipyards in Superior.more

The Thunder Bay Coast Guard radio station may close; a Superior, Wisconsin, refinery details plans for transporting crude oil on the Great Lakes; the Isle Royale winter wolf study ends in gripping fashion; and a look at upcoming events.more

New genetic testing reveals more female wolves on Isle Royale than previously thought; a jury sides with American Steamship Company in the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. case; Shawn Malone opens a gallery in Marquette; and a look at upcoming events.more

For more than 40 years, the Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers has provided services to the globe-trotting crews of foreign vessels that venture to the most-inland port of the Great Lakes system, helping make a hard life a little easier.more

A deal keeps an Upper Peninsula power plant open, and modernizes it too; Duluth's Park Point fire hall goes up for auction; a 4,500-acre lakefront parcel near Terrace Bay hits the market; and lots more. Plus a look at the week ahead.more

Some people have the idea that Bayfield shuts down and hibernates after Christmas. A few businesses are seasonal, but many are open year-round (even if the hours may change). Walk into a shop and often it’s the owner who will greet you.more

“Home for the holidays” takes on a somber note if you don’t have a home. That is why we strongly urge support of local homeless shelters and missions. We’d like to give a particular nod to Harbor House Crisis Shelters in Superior, Wisconsin.more

We may all have fond memories of gliding down the smooth, wooden floor at the roller rink as kids.There were plenty of tumbles to the floor, spurring giggles and bruised knees. This activity is still alive at World of Wheels in Superior, Wisconsin.more

The lake’s western lighthouses seem to have fewer heroic tales than those found on the Shipwreck Coast of Michigan or in the Apostle Islands, but when the winds and waves roared or the fog rolled in, these lightkeepers worked just as diligently.more